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The district of Tehri Garhwal is
one of the largest districts in the hill state of
Uttarakhand in India with its administrative
headquarters at New Tehri. Tehri Garhwal is surrounded
by Rudraprayag District in the east, Dehradun District
in the west, Uttarkashi District in the north, and
Pauri Garhwal District in the south. Major towns of
the district include New Tehri, Narendra Nagar, Chamba,
Lamgaon, and Ghansali.

The Tehri Garhwal region was in news in the recent
past because of the construction of the Tehri Dam,
which is the primary dam of the Tehri Development
Project, a major hydroelectric project centered near
Tehri Town. The Tehri Dam in Uttaranchal is regarded
as the 5th tallest dam in the world, with a height of
over 855 feet (261 m).

Tehri Dam is located on the Bhagirathi River, which is
the principal tributary of the sacred River Ganges.
Tehri Dam has a power generation capacity of 2400 MW,
provision of irrigation to an area of 270,000 hectares
and irrigation stabilization to an area of 600,000
hectares.

Tehri Dam in Uttaranchal is maintained by Tehri Hydro
Development Corporation. The dam is also capable of
supplying 270 million gallons of drinking water per
day to the industrialized areas of Delhi, Uttar
Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Like other parts of the Himalayan region, Tehri
Garhwal has various ethnic groups living side by side.
The native Garhwalis generally make their living
through different agricultural activities in the hilly
land. Most of the native Tehri Garhwal people like
Jaunsari, Buksha, Tharu, and Raji are Hindus and
Buddhists.

There are many places to see in Tehri Garhwal region
like Nagtibba, Devprayag and Khatling Glacier, or the
ancient holy temples like Surkanda Devi, Buda Kedar
Temple, Sem-Mukhem temple and Chandrabadani temple
etc. Tehri Garhwal is another quaint but beautiful
little hill district in Uttarakhand.

By Bus: Tehri is well connected by motorable
roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand and
northern states of India. Luxury and normal Buses to
Tehri are available from ISBT Kashmiri Gate. Buses and
Taxis to Tehri are easily available from major
destinations of Uttarakhand like Dehradun, Mussoorie,
Rishikesh, Haridwar, Devprayag, Srinagar, Uttarkashi
etc.

By Train: The nearest railway station to Tehri
Garhwal is situated in Rishikesh. Rishikesh is well
connected by railway networks with major destinations
of India. Trains to Rishikesh Railway station are
frequent. Tehri Garhwal is well connected by motorable
roads with Rishikesh. Taxis and buses are easily
available.

By Air: Jolly Grant Airport is the nearest
Airport to Tehri situated at a distance of 91kms.
Taxis are easily available from Jolly Grant Airport to
Tehri. Jolly Grant Airport is well connected to Delhi
with daily flights. Tehri is well connected by road
networks with Jolly Grant Airport.

Road Distance Chart to New Tehri

Following is the driving distance chart to
Mussoorie from various cities and towns in
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh.

The Buda
Kedar Temple is situated in the Buda Kedar village
at a distance of 60 km by road from New-Tehri. It is
located at the confluence of rivers Bal Ganga and
Dharam Ganga. According to a legend, Duryodhana
meditated, after the Kurukshetra war, in the same
place where the temple is built.

The Surkanda Devi Temple is situated near the
village of Kaddukhal, about 33 km away by road from
the town of New-Tehri. It lies at an elevation of 3030
m above sea level. It is dedicated to Goddess Parvati
and is situated on the Sukhanda Peak.

The Khatling Glacier is a famous trekking site
of the Tehri District situated at a distance of 62 km
from New-Tehri. The trek to this glacier starts at
Ghuttu. There is a PWD inspection house along with a
tourist rest house here. Food as well as accommodation
is available here.